EVALUATION OF TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON REMOVAL EFFICIENCY IN SANLIURFA DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT

Abstract

5.8 billion cubic meters of water is drawn from the water resources in Turkey for drinking and potable water network, according to the Turkey Statistical Institute's 2016 Municipal Water Statistics results. 92.9% of this water by conventional treatment methods, 6.1% by advanced treatment techniques and 1% by physical treatment methods is treated. Conventional drinking water treatment plants generally include oxidation, pretreatment, chemical treatment (coagulation-flocculation-sludge), filtration and disinfection units. The same treatment units are used in Sanliurfa drinking water treatment plant which is the subject of the present study. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is one of the water quality determination methods such as BOD and COD. It refers to organic substances dissolved or suspended in water. With this study; the treatment efficiency of Sanliurfa drinking water treatment plant was evaluated according to TOC parameter. The TOC removal efficiency performance evaluation of treatment plant was made by comparing experimental data for January-May period.  According to this; average efficiency was determined as 28.51%.  As a result, this performance value is concluded to be an average treatment efficiency for such conventional drinking water treatment plants.

Keywords

• Total organic carbon (TOC),treatment system,drinking water treatment plant,Sanliurfa

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